Sample Config.sys File for a PCMCIA-GPIB on a Windows 3.1 SystemHardware: GPIB>>Plug-in Controllers>>PCMCIA-GPIB
Problem: What does a config.sys file for a PCMCIA-GPIB on a Windows 3.1 system look like? Solution: The following is an example of a config.sys and associated autoexec.bat that serves as an example of several things. The file shown is a DOS multi-boot configuration; it will start up with a menu prompting you to choose what configuration that you want to boot into. This is very common on notebooks, and they often have a Mobile and Docked configuration or other configurations as shown below. You should be aware that you may have a multi-boot set up when editing your config.sys file, and the easiest way to check is to reboot your machine. If it goes straight to a DOS prompt, it is not a multi-boot, and if there is a menu, then it is a multi-boot. The example also shows some files and switches in the typical config.sys file. Shown below are examples for CardWare and CardSoft. The CardWare case actually loads the DOS GPIB driver and does not expect Windows to be loaded, and the CardSoft case does not load the DOS GPIB driver but does expect Windows to be loaded. Notice that there is also a case which loads no CS at all; this case is for Windows. The example shown below is a very common example. If you are unsure of what a file does, you can use the DOS help command to get more information. Sample config.sys using DOS Multi-boot: [menu]menuitem=WIN, Windows menuitem=CARDWARE, CardWare (use with DOS GPIB) menuitem=CARDSOFT, CardSoft (use with Windows GPIB) menudefault=WIN,10 [common] DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=50 BUFFERS=20 LASTDRIVE=Z STACKS=9,256 [WIN] DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS [CARDWARE] DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=CF00-CFFF X=D000-D7FF DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDWARE\SSPCIC.EXE DEVICEHIGH = C:\CARDWARE\PCCS.EXE DEVICE = C:\CARDWARE\PCRM.EXE /AUTODETECT DEVICEHIGH = C:\CARDWARE\PCENABLE.EXE rem DEVICEHIGH = C:\CARDWARE\PCDISK.EXE DEVICE = c:\PCMGPIB\GPIB.COM [CARDSOFT] DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF DEVICEHIGH=c:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\SSCIRRUS.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\ATADRV.EXE rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\MTSRAM.EXE rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\MTDDRV.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE Sample autoexec.bat for the config.sys above @ECHO OFFPROMPT $P$G SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\WIN_TEMP SET LMOUSE=C:\MOUSE SET WINPMT=[Win] $P$G LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE LH C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X 2048 128 GOTO %CONFIG% :WIN C:\WINDOWS\NET START PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\ WIN GOTO END :CARDWARE PATH C:\DOS;C:\ GOTO END :CARDSOFT PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\ WIN /N GOTO END :END Related Links: Attachments:
Report Date: 08/06/2006 Last Updated: 09/11/2006 Document ID: 405JKS5N |
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